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A photograph of a Durga Puja ritual at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a tall banana stalk tied with red cloth and rope stands beside a brick-built homa or yagna pit with stacked bricks topped with yellow marigold petals. A brass tray holds a bell, incense sticks, a small brass lamp and flowers. A woman in a salmon-pink garment and dark hair in a bun leans over and reads a printed sheet. Behind her, a red and gold umbrella shades a seated deity murti with a garland. Painted clay goddess figures with multiple arms stand at the left, and a trident hangs near a brass lamp stand.

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October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12Photograph of a Durga puja in an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof. A large deity murti of Durga with multiple arms, gold ornaments and a blue halo stands behind a brick-built homa fire pit containing ash and offerings, with a lion mount visible at the base. Brass trishula-topped lamps flank the shrine, a banana plant and marigold garlands decorate the area, and a red canopy hangs above. A seated person in a rust-orange garment with dark hair in a bun sits at the left edge facing the altar, with a brass puja plate and flowers nearby.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A woman in a rust-red sari stands at left, bending forward and holding a brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small bell in the other, during a puja. In front of her is a sunken brick-lined fire pit with a golden rod beside it, and a plate of flower petals, marigolds and a lit small lamp sits on a red cloth. Behind is a gilded shrine canopy with a red-robed sacred figure and a dark stone form draped in garlands, with a green banana plant and a plain tin roof overhead.2021-10-12A person in a rust-orange garment with dark hair in a bun leans over a brick altar, dipping a thin stick or brush into a small pot of vermilion while holding a printed sheet of paper. Before them on a brass tray sit a small brass kalasha or lamp, incense sticks, and yellow and pink flowers. Behind is a clay murti of the goddess Durga in green and gold with a multi-armed form, a green banana plant tied with red cloth and a gold-wrapped pole stand beside the bricks, and a trident stands in the background under a tin shed roof with red and pink umbrellas. Bricks are dressed with yellow flowers and marigold petals.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07